GOP senators face backlash for vote against Trump
Seven Republican senators who voted with Democrats to convict former President Trump are now facing backlash from their own party. Nancy Cordes has the latest
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Seven Republican senators who voted with Democrats to convict former President Trump are now facing backlash from their own party. Nancy Cordes has the latest
Already, Senators Richard Burr of North Carolina and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana have been censured by their respective state GOPs.
Washington is looking to move forward after lawmakers wrapped up former President Trump's impeachment trial over the weekend. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the latest.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he's "had some good conversations" with President Biden "about the way he sees things."
The Senate may have acquitted President Trump in his second impeachment trial, but his legal problems are far from over. CBS News legal expert and analyst Rikki Klieman joined CBSN to break down the issues the former president is likely to face.
Now that former President Donald Trump has been acquitted by the Senate in his second impeachment trial, the Republican Party finds itself at a crossroads. Does the parry support Mr. Trump going forward? Matt Gorman, a former aide to Republicans Mitt Romney and Jeb Bush, and CBS News political contributor Lynda Tran join CBSN for a closer look.
Democrats fell 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority they needed to convict former President Trump at his impeachment trial. But Mr. Trump could face other legal challenges in the months ahead as Georgia investigates his contacts with state election officials and New York prosecutors look into his finances. CBS News legal expert and analyst Rikki Kleiman joined CBSN to discuss what could come next.
Donald Trump accounts for half of the presidential impeachments in U.S. history
The Senate acquitted former President Trump of inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Congress plans to turn its focus to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief proposal, but there are calls for the formation of a 9/11-style commission to investigate the Capitol attack. CBS News' Debra Alfarone reports the latest from Capitol Hill, and Kim Wehle, a law professor at the University of Baltimore and the author of "How to Read the Constitution--and Why," joined "CBSN AM" to discuss the legal fallout from Mr. Trump's acquittal.
The Senate acquitted former President Trump of charges he incited the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers spoke with Antjuan Seawright, a CBS News political contributor and a Democratic strategist, and Kevin Sheridan, a founding partner of Protean Public Affairs and a former Republican National Committee spokesman, about the impact the acquittal will have on both parties moving forward.
Despite failing to reach a two-thirds majority, an unprecedented number of Senate Republicans joined Democrats in voting 57 to 43 to convict former President Trump at his second impeachment trial on Saturday. Mr. Trump was ultimately acquitted of a charge of "incitement of insurrection." CBS News political analyst Leslie Sanchez and former senior adviser to the Biden transition team Ashley Allison join CBSN to discuss the future of the Republican party and whether or not President Biden can rally bipartisan support for his $1.9 trillion Coronavirus relief package.
The British Prime Minister speaks with Margaret Brennan in an exclusive conversation on COVID-19 and the UK-US relationship.
Seven Republicans joined Democrats in the most bipartisan impeachment effort in history.
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on the U.K. virus variant, Rite Aid offering COVID-19 vaccines, and the second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump.
CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports on the searing images that left an impact after this week's second impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump.
Neguse pointed to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's condemnation of Mr. Trump after he voted to acquit him on the impeachment charge.
Today on "Face the Nation," the Senate impeachment trial of the former president charged with inciting insurrection ended exactly as predicted.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Representative Joe Neguse of Colorado, that aired February 14, 2021 on "Face the Nation."
The yeas were 57, ten votes short of the 67 required in the Senate to convict former President Donald Trump of inciting the deadly January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett reviews this week's historic trial, in which most Senate Republicans, including GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, chose to acquit Mr. Trump, even as McConnell excoriated him for election fraud lies and the violence that spread into the very halls of Congress.
McConnell said in a speech on the Senate floor that it was unconstitutional to convict a president who was no longer in office.
Seven Republicans joined all 50 Democrats in voting to convict.
The Senate voted to acquit former President Trump of inciting the riot at the Capitol on January 6. The vote was 57-43, falling 10 "guilty" votes short of the 67 Democratic House impeachment managers needed to convict. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson, CBS News political contributor Molly Hooper and Vice News political correspondent Liz Landers spoke with CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers about the political fallout from the trial and the closing arguments presented on the Senate floor.
Seven Republicans crossed party lines and voted to convict former President Trump, but the vote fell short of the two-thirds majority needed for a conviction. Presidential historian Jack Rakove joins CBSN to discuss how the second impeachment of Mr. Trump compares to previous impeachment trials, including his first one.
On Saturday, the Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump on an impeachment charge of inciting an insurrection. A majority of the Senate, including seven Republicans, voted guilty, but the 57-43 decision was 10 votes shy of the necessary 67 guilty votes needed to convict. Kris Van Cleave has more.
The Senate voted Saturday to acquit former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the January 6th insurrection at the Capitol. Following the vote, defense attorney Michael van der Veen joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the trial in a sometimes contentious interview.